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Soapy Boats
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In this activity, learners will explore surface tension, what it is, and how we can change it.

Oil Spill Cleanup
This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.

Aluminum-Air Battery: Foiled again!
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Construct a simple battery that's able to power a small light or motor out of foil, salt water, and charcoal. A helpful video, produced by the Exploratorium, guides you along on this activity.

Nature of Density
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In this activity learners will explore the concepts of density and matter in their quest to answer one simple question-will it sink or will it float?

Atoms and Matter (K-2)
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In this activity, learners explore atoms as the smallest building blocks of matter. With adult help, learners start by dividing play dough in half, over and over again.

The Dead Zone: A Marine Horror Story
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In this environmental science and data analysis activity, learners work in groups to track a Dead Zone (decreased dissolved oxygen content of a body of water) using water quality data from the Nutrien

COSI Quicksand
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In this chemistry experiment, learners get to make a very bizarre substance using corn starch and water. Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? Or is it a different kind of substance entirely?

Dangling Magnet
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In this activity about magnetism (page 13 of the pdf), learners will experiment with magnets to explore how water and other liquids affect the strength of magnetic fields.

Ocean Acidification in a Cup
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Ocean acidification is a problem that humans will have to deal with as we release more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Waterscope Wonders
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In this activity, learners will create a magnifying glass called a waterscope, using water and household items, to examine various objects.

Push Me a Grape
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In this physics activity, learners experiment with the attractive and repulsive power of magnets.

Rock Candy
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In this yummy chemistry activity which requires adult supervision, learners use sugar and water to explore how crystals form.

Crystals: Grow Your Own Garden
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In this simple activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners make a crystal garden using salt, water, and a brick.

Film Canister Farming
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In this hands-on botany activity, learners sprout vegetables in film canisters.

Scream for Ice Cream
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Don't scream for ice cream -- make it with milk, sugar, flavoring and some 'salt-water' ice. Discover the chemistry of ice cream by creating your own.

Crystal Painting
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In this activity, learners will "paint" their own crystal artwork by creating a picture with a super saturated salt solution.

Balloon in a Flask
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Learners observe a flask with a balloon attached over the mouth and inverted inside the flask.

Germination Station
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In this botany activity, learners will create an experiment about seed germination. This activity gives students an opportunity to explore how seeds germinate and react to surrounding conditions.

A Swell Activity with Beans
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In this combination chemistry and physics activity, learners explore water absorption in dried beans or peas and learn how this affects their physical properties.

Dinosaur Homes
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In this activity about dinosaurs and survival, learners use scrap materials to create a miniature dinosaur habitat that includes a food source, water source, and shelter.